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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY                              313
526. ---------"Hazy Thinking Makes Loose Talking.*' Musician, New York, 1938,
Vol. 43, p. 122.
It is important for vocal teachers to use terms that are of precise and definite meaning and that actually describe the processes of vocal training and control.
527.  *--------- 'Instinctive Singing and Science." Musician, New York, November,
1928, Vol. 33, p. 40.
Precise knowledge and correct reasoning are essential in arriving at accurate conclusions regarding voice. The laws of human intellect are discussed.
528. --------- "Interference Applied to Singing.** Musician, New York, 1938, Vol.
43> P- 88.
The swallowing mechanism presents a constant menace of interfer­ence to vocal tone production. This interference is defined and its remedy discussed.
529. --------- "Learn to Breathe Correctly." Musician, New York, October, 1934,
Vol. 39, p. 11.
Natural breathing is enforced by correct posture.
530. --------- "Modern Trends in Voice Class Instruction/* Music Educators
National Conference, Chicago, 1936, VoL 29, p. 217.
The subjective approach In vocal teaching is advocated and discussed.
531. --------- "Muscular Control in the Production of Vocal Tone." Musician,
New York, September, 1935, Vol. 40, p. 25.
The author righteously decries the abuse of vocal methods by those who lack understanding of basic principles underlying them.
5jj2. --------- "Place of Psychology in Singing." {A series of five articles.) Musician,
New York, February, March, April, May, June, 1928, Vol. 33.
An interesting but opinionated discussion of needed reforms in the teaching of singing and the inluence of modem scientific thought in effecting these reforms.
533. --------- "The Psychological Aspect of Singing/* Musician, New York, Janu­ary, 1929, VoL 34, p. 41.
Everybody can and should leam to sing. Vocal theories are irrational and haphazard for want of comprehensive knowledge on the singing voice.
534. --------- "Scientific Study of Vocal Mechanism.*' Musician, New York, 1937,
VoL 42, p. 156.
The fundamentals of phonation and some teaching fallacies are considered.
535. --------- "Some Fundamentals in Voice Production/* Etude, Philadelphia,
1929, VoL 47, p. 928.
A brief, opinionated statement concerning the involuntary nature of the vocal processes. s$6. --------- "Some Secrets of Breath and Voice development." Etude, Philadel­phia, 1935, VoL 53, p. 300. A useful analysis of breathing activity.
537. --------- "'Stepping Stones to a Singer's Success." Etude, Philadelphia, 1939,
VoL 57, p. 666.